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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 6 Mar 1996, p. 4

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circumstances arose. Loud banging noises. Flames witâ€" nessed. Engine shut down. Plane bobbing out over Tampa Bay to dump fuel. Circling back and landing with fire engines and ambulances racing over the airport strip. Oh yes, and an "uneventful" landing. Stupid me, 1 was late off the mark realizing the potential gravity of the situaâ€" uon, and was safely back in the airport lounge before i pracâ€" ucally fainted from the realization it could have been all over kxoucnn‘nHyNunldShw&wb- lem from the outset, despite sitting quietly through the ordeal, and to this day has nightmares of the 56 minute landing procedure. With neither of us falling into the cateâ€" gory of seasomed air travellers, the direct shock to our sysâ€" m took place in the days and weeks following, and will And the response we got from Delta Airlines? That they khsaryhdnhnm.buhiaim i was simply a routine manner that was handled profesâ€" sionally and resulted in no incident. Other than dumping metal in a twisted heap on the airstrip upon takeâ€"off, of us experiencing a deathly silence mmmuflmuwmw Bay, then witnessing ambulances and fire trucks race all over the runway upon landing without knowing the conseâ€" quence, well yes, | suppose we did land "without incident." As with the Los Angeles flight Saturday, it angers me that (mmwwmmmmm intact, mostly. But what of our horrific moments? That‘s bagâ€" gage we‘ll never lose. of course it is expedient to downplay and minimize the sevcmyohnynmidtmdmmw-"fin'nhsuxor which could result in passenger backlash. But listen to her explanation in the Toronto newspaper report of what the passengers may have seen. "When an engine is shut down, there‘s a bit of excess fuel that burns out the back and that‘s probably the fire passengers were seeing." She further added that there was no imminent danger because the plane has two engines and can fly with just one. Whydidzhisimidaumnchamwhhm?fiqfly because, four years ago the very same weekend, the first in March, my family was returning from a trip to Disney World. Taking off from Tampa airport, hauntingly similar of course it Canada‘s manager of corporate routine pmced\msandumvcm[dhfl%hham ’ PÂ¥ 1 Y,' * ‘{; m ‘z Rick Campb« 2e Expect just about anything, be surprised by nothing, chill out, have another beer. « Does that just about sum up the culture in our world today? it would seem so in the airline business, if a weekend inciâ€" dent is any indication. Of course, this from an industry that thinks its annual losses moderate, waiting lines to be expected, onâ€"flight food mflypfikdhawmmn usual. So let‘s be careful what we‘re dealing with here. “&uby.byThF-'v-y(;m Published 240 Holiday Inn Dr. Unit £ Cambridge ON. I certainly sat up and took notice of an Canadian Publications Mail Sales Product WatTErLOO CHrRoNICLE March 6, 1996 an Air Canada flight from Los 9 ALWWOMETHINC NEw In U liz ‘ w /g«pAR JEWELLERY )/ _A _ V C es True savings of 20 to 70% off Hurry, sale ends March 29th ThE Knar Movinc anp Exransion Suzmmlamuonmxm _ ABOUT SALE EVENT POR veEArs To Come! THIS is a ONE TiME OPPORTUNITY To swE mG on: DiamonD Rincs, Anntâ€" VERSARY & Wepoinc Banps, Pearis, Eurorean Gouw, Cuock«s, Warcues, Fing Wamnc Insrruments anp MUCH, MUCH MORE â€" ALL ON sALE! AND NOW WE RE MOVING TO OUR NEW HOME IN DOWNTOWN WaTrERLOO. Starminc Fesruary 29m, you anp YOUR FRIENDS CAN BUY THE BEST AND ENJOY OUR BICGEST SAVINCS EVER! â€" and STORE For You! s the MTO 2 total of $ 1996. The

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